I'm... I've... I...

Day 51  12/9/10 - 104 songs
First song 9:08AM:  "I'm Only Sleeping" by The Beatles from Revolver
Last song 5:52PM:  "I Am a Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel from Sounds of Silence

Highlights:

• 48 "I'm" songs
• 34 "I've" songs
• 22 "I" songs
• Two versions of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
• Hank Williams
• Bill Monroe
• Two versions of "I'm Walkin'"
• Fats Domino
• Ricky Nelson
• Two (more) versions of "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" (previously "Hoochie Coochie Man")
• Jimi Hendrix from BBC Sessions
• Muddy Waters from Anthology
• Three versions of "I've Got You Under My Skin"
• Frank Sinatra
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• Louis Prima & Keely Smith
• Two versions of "I Ain't Got No Home"
• Bruce Springsteen from Folkways:  A Vision Shared
• Woody Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
• Two versions of "I Almost Lost My Mind"
• Albert King
• Ivory Joe Hunter
• Four versions of "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" - all from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack
• John Hartford
• Norman Blake
• The Soggy Bottom Boys (two versions)

Notes:
Pretty solid day again, though the opening words are pretty much the same all day in the I songs so far.  I have no idea if I'll make it out of the songs that start with the word "I" tomorrow. 
I didn't realize I had three versions of "I've Got You Under My Skin," and I likely re-listened to Muddy Waters doing "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man," but since it was one of Muddy's signature songs, I don't care.
Here are today's favorites:

• "I'm So Glad" by Cream
• "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" by Sting
• "I'm So Tired" by The Beatles
• "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee
• "I'm Stepping Out" by John Lennon
• "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
• "I'm Telling You Now" by Freddie & The Dreamers
• "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" by Otis Redding
• "I've Got a Feeling" by The Beatles
• "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart by Eric Clapton
• "I've Got the World on a String" by Frank Sinatra
• "(I've Had) The Time of My Live" by Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes
• "I've Just Seen a Face" by The Beatles
• "I've Loved These Days" by Billy Joel
• "I've Seen That Movie Too" by Elton John
• "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Ben E. King
• "I Ain't Superstitious" by Jeff Beck
• "I Am a Lonesome Hobo" by Bob Dylan

The's I's have it?  Indeed.

I'll I'm

Day 50  12/8/10 - 116 songs
First song 9:02AM:  "I'll Cry Instead" by The Beatles from A Hard Day's Night
Last song 5:59PM:  "I'm One" by The Who from Quadrophenia

Highlights:

• 34 "I'll" songs
• 82 "I'm" songs
• Two versions of "I'll See You in My Dreams"
• Chet Atkins with Mark Knopfler from Neck and Neck
• Django Reinhardt from Best Of...
• Two versions of "I'm a Believer"
• The Monkees
• Neil Diamond
• Two versions of "I'm a Man"
• Spencer Davis Group
• Chicago
• Two versions of "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man"
• Robert Johnson
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• Two versions of "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
• Buddy Holly
• Blondie

Notes:
On the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death, my iTunes really came through.  The following all played today:

• "I'll Cry Instead"
• "I'll Follow the Sun"
• "I'll Get You"
• "I'm a Loser"
• "I'm Down" - Two versions
• Past Masters Volume 1
• Anthology 2 - "Plastic soul..."
• "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"
• "I'm Looking Through You"
• "I'm Losing You" - Two versions
• The John Lennon Collection
• Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon

If I wasn't so anxious to get out of work right at 6:00, I would have also heard "I'm Only Sleeping."  I'll start tomorrow with it instead.
Here are some other favorites from today:

• "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" by The Byrds
• "I'll Fly Away" by Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
• "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" by Dionne Warwick
• "I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive" by Hank Williams
• "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders - Song #4,000
• "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers
• "I'll Tell Me Ma" by Van Morrison  & The Chieftains
• "I'm a Boy" by The Who
• "I'm Alright (Theme from Caddyshack)" by Kenny Loggins
• "I'm Free" by The Who
• "I'm Goin' Down" by Bruce Springsteen
• "I'm Going Slightly Mad" by Queen
• "I'm Henry the VIII, I Am" by Herman's Hermits
• "I'm in Love Again" by Fats Domino
• "I'm Into Something Good" by Herman's Hermits
• "I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime)" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "I'm Moving On" by Hank Snow
• "I'm No Angel" by Greg Allman
• "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" by The Monkees
• "I'm On Fire" by Bruce Springsteen

Today was absolutely fantastic.  All you need is love...

How Human I'll Hurt

Day 49  12/7/10 - 103 songs
First song 9:13AM:  "How Come" by Ray LaMontagne from Trouble
Last song 5:56PM:  "I'll Come Running Back to You" by Sam Cooke from A Man and His Music

Highlights:

• Two versions of "How Many More Years"
• B.B. King from One Kind Favor
• Howlin' Wolf from The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll
• Three versions of "How Sweet it is (To be Loved by You)
• Junior Walker & The All-Stars
• James Taylor
• Marvin Gaye
• Two Eric Clapton songs back-to-back
• "Hung Up On Your Love" from August
• "Hungry" from No Reason to Cry
• Two versions of "I'd Rather Go Blind"
• Etta James
• Rod Stewart

Notes:
I finished up the H's today, which totaled 599 songs.  The I's should take a while, simply on the words "I," I'm," "I'll," and all variations of "it."  Some good stuff today.  Aside from the ones above, here are my favorites from today:

• "Howlin' at the Moon" by Hank Williams
• "Hug You, Squeeze You" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Human" by Human League
• "Human" by The Pretenders
• "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson
• "Human Touch" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen
• "Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan
• "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan
• "I'd Have You Anytime" by George Harrison
• "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners
• "I'll Be Back" by The Beatles
• "I'll Be Doggone" by Marvin Gaye
• "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5
• "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" by Bob Dylan

I also heard "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey, but I can't highlight that.  I just can't...  

H Statistics

Total number of songs: 599
Actual time: 37 hours, 0 minutes (was actually 36:59:52, so I rounded)

First song: 11/22/10 3:22PM "Had Me a Girl" by Tom Waits from The Early Years
Last song: 12/7/10 3:50PM "Hypocrites Version" by Bob Marley & The Wailers from Fy-Ah, Fy-Ah box set

Longest song:  "Highlands" by Bob Dylan from Time Out of Mind - 16:32

Top Artists
The Beatles	23
Eric Clapton	19
Bob Dylan	16
Bruce Springsteen	13
Tom Petty	11
Ray Charles	8
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	8
Bob Seger	7
Led Zeppelin	7
Traffic	7
B. B. King	6
Steve Winwood	6
Stevie Ray Vaughan	6
Top First Words
Happy	15
Hard	29
Have	18
He	14
Heart(s)	16
Heaven	15
Hello	16
Here	21
Hey	33
High	11
Hold	13
Honey	20
Hot	12
House(s)	14
How	46

How, Honky House?

Day 48  12/6/10 - 101 songs
First song 9:17AM:  "Honey Dripper" by Dr. John from Mos' Scocious:  The Dr. John Anthology
Last song 5:53PM:  "How Can You Mistreat the One You Love?" by Jeanne & the Darlings from The Complete Stax-Volt Singles box set

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Honky Tonk Blues"
• Hank Williams from The Ultimate Collection
• Huey Lewis & The News from Sports
• Three versions of "Honky Tonk Women"
• Gram Parsons from Sleepless Nights
• Joe Cocker from Mad Dogs & Englishmen
• The Rolling Stones from Forty Licks
• Three versions of "Hoochie Coochie Man"
• The Allman Brothers Band
• Eric Clapton
• Muddy Waters
• Five versions of "Hound Dog"
• Big Mama Thornton
• Elvis Presley
• Eric Clapton
• Jimi Hendrix
• Little Richard
• Two versions of "How Can I Be Sure?"
• The Rascals
• Dusty Springfield

Notes:
I had two of my own songs played for me today from the CD I released a few years ago.  Both "Honey Just Stay With Me One More Night" and "The Horsemen" played today.  It was nice to hear them again.  I don't generally listen to my own stuff too often.
I'm a bit surprised that the ghost of Carl Perkins didn't come through the speakers and rip my ears off today.  After "Honey, Don't," I had to endure "Honey, Honey" by ABBA and then "Honey, I'm Home" by Shania Twain.  I think the only saving grace was the fact that it was preceded by "Honey Pie" by The Beatles.  I also must note that The Beatles recorded a version of "Honey, Don't" on Beatles For Sale, but I listened to it on Friday.  The comma did not appear after Honey in their title on my iTunes, so it was pushed higher in the list.
Here are some favorites from today:

• "Honey Hush" by Big Joe Turner
• "Honky Cat" by Elton John
• "Honky Tonkin'" by Hank Williams
• "Hoodoo Man" by Eric Clapton
• "Hoodoo Voodoo" by Billy Bragg & Wilco
• "Hopes Too High" by Tift Merritt
• "Hotel California" by The Eagles
• "The House is Rockin'" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
• "Houses of the Holy" by Led Zeppelin

I also heard "Hooked On a Feeling" by Blue Suede today:  Ooka-shaka, ooka-shaka...  I'm a little surprised I don't have the original version by B.J. Thomas in this library, as it's in my other one at home (I looked), but at least you'll now have the Ooka-shaka, ooka-shaka stuck in your head.  You're welcome.

Hey Honey, Hold Here

Day 46  12/2/10 - 88 songs
First song 9:00AM:  "Henrietta” by Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats from Loud, Fast & Out Of Control: The Wild Sounds Of '50s Rock box set
Last song 5:57PM:  "High Lonesome Sound” by Vince Gill (& Alison Krauss) from High Lonesome Sound

Day 47  12/3/10 - 86 songs
First song 8:52AM:  "High School Confidential” by Jerry Lee Lewis from Very Best Of…
Last song 5:38PM:  "Honey Don’t” by The Beatles from Beatles For Sale


Highlights:

• 21 “Here” songs
• 33 “Hey” songs
• Two versions of “Here Comes the Sun”
• The Beatles from Abbey Road
• George Harrison from The Concert for Bangledesh
• Two versions of “Here We Go Again” by Ray Charles
• Anthology
• Genius Loves Company (with Norah Jones)
• Two versions of “Hey Girl”
• Billy Joel from Greatest Hits 3
• Ray Charles & Michael McDonald from Genius Loves Company
• Five versions of “Hey Joe” by Jimi Hendrix
• Are You Experienced?  (Studio version)
• Live at Monterey
• Three versions from The BBC Sessions
• Three versions of “Hideaway”
• Two from Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Couldn’t Stand the Weather (outtake from expanded version)
• Live At Montreux
• Eric Clapton (with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers) from Crossroads
• Four versions of “Highway 61 Revisited”
• Two by Bob Dylan
• Highway 61 Revisited (studio version)
• No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (alternate take)
• Johnny Winter from The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
• Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers from I’m Not There
• Three versions of “Highway Patrolman”
• Two by Bruce Springsteen
• Nebraska (studio version)
• Live in Dublin (with Seeger Sessions Band)
• Johnny Cash from Essential 1955-1983
• Two versions of “The Hippy Hippy Shake” (both versions totaled 3:27)
• Chan Romero from Loud, Fast & Out Of Control : The Wild Sounds Of '50s Rock box set (1:41)
• The Swinging Blue Jeans from The British Invasion 1963-1967 (1:46)
• Two versions of “Hobo’s Lullaby”
• Emmylou Harris from Folkways:  A Vision Shared
• Woody Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
• Four unique songs titled “Hold On”
• Eric Clapton from August
• Herman’s Hermits from Greatest Hits
• Sarah McLachlan from Fumbling Toward Ecstacy
• Steve Winwood from The Finer Things box set

Notes:
I’m again combining two days because it’s my blog and I can do what I want.  My internet was down on Thursday night, and I just didn’t feel like typing on Friday night.  I was also preparing to get my dog back from the vet, which is why I didn’t update anything this weekend.
Also, before anyone gets on my case, I hadn’t loaded the Freddie King collection into this library when I started this experiment, so his version of “Hideaway” was omitted.  I do have it.
I’ll resume regular postings today.

Help! Heaven's Heart Hello

Day 45  12/1/10 - 93 songs
First song 9:11AM:  "Heart and Soul" by Huey Lewis & The News from Sports
Last song 5:58PM:  "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles from The Beatles (The White Album)

Highlights:

• Four songs titled "Heartbreaker"
• The Crystals
• Jimmy Page & The Black Crows (live version of Led Zeppelin song)
• Led Zeppelin
• Pat Benatar
• 15 "Heaven" songs
• Four songs titled "Heaven"
• Bryan Adams
• The Rascals
• Talking Heads
• Warrant
• Two versions of "Hello Dolly"
• Bobby Darin
• Louis Armstrong
• 16 "Hello" songs

Notes:
Another solid day of music.  The day started off with some great stuff:

• "Heart and Soul" by Huey Lewis & The News
• "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
• "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young
• "Heart of Rock & Roll" by Huey Lewis & The News
• "The Heart of Saturday Night" by Tom Waits
• "Heart of Stone" by The Rolling Stones"

Some other favorites from today:

• "The Heart of the Matter" by Don Henley
• "Heartache Tonight" by The Eagles
• "Heartbeat" by Buddy Holly
• "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley
• "Heavy Fuel" by Dire Straits
• "Hell in a Bucket" by The Grateful Dead
• "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson
• "Hello Old Friend" by Eric Clapton
• "Help Me, Rhonda" by The Beach Boys
• "Help!" by The Beatles

It must also be noted that "The Heat is On" by Glenn Frey played today.  That's right.  The H is O.